Essays Tagged: "Rationality"

ieved in deism and advocated natural religion based on human reason. He believed in the harmony and rationality of the world. And although flawed, the work of Lamarck did not go unnoticed, however. Da ... ieved in deism and advocated natural religion based on human reason. He believed in the harmony and rationality of the world. And although flawed, the work of Lamarck did not go unnoticed, however. Da ...

rd about the shooting of the President. It was that kind of moment - painful, terrifying and beyond rationality (Kinney 48). With its powerful, energetic, young president gone, the country was bound t ...

normous influence on Locke's thinking since he adopted many of its views as his own - the essential rationality of man, the theories of natural right, natural law, the state of nature, and the social ... edients, include: the right to private property which is grounded in the exercise of the virtues of rationality and industry; the powers of government must be separated because virtue is always in sho ...

ributes to the general outlook on rituals and rites.Western industrial society has idolised ideals, rationality and a limited type of practicality and all too often regards the conscious ritual of oth ...

ance to adopt. Furthermore, I will accept Soren Kierkegaard's sceptical stance as an absolute: that rationality has nothing to do with belief in God.I propose to examine a number of diverse philosophi ...

nifies something different and presents his role in a subtle yet effective manner. Ralph epitomizes rationality, Simon symbolizes righteousness, and Piggy is one's intelligence. These boys together fo ... ng to get the boys to understand that they have to get off the island. This is why Ralph represents rationality on the island; he is the only boy that wants his previous life back. Therefore, like any ...

ay Science, and A Genealogy of Morals, in which he questions traditional thinking, religion, music, rationality and irrationality, culture, and ultimately the morals of mankind. Nietzsche as a man is ...

cording to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, ecstasy denoted a trancelike condition marked by loss of rationality and a state of overwhelming emotion. Now it has come to mean intense delight. Strangely ...

principles of morality are principles of practical reason; and these basic principles of practical rationality are 'a priori': our wisdom of these principles is not based on empirical observation or ...

text of the culture under study, and its significance to the society as a whole. In considering the rationality of witchcraft beliefs I will first attempt to define and differentiate between different ... n how they form part of their cultures of origin, before finally questioning whether the concept of rationality should be applied in their analysis.In order to discuss witchcraft, it is important to d ...

between democracy and anarchy. Ralph is elected by the stranded boys to be their chief. Governed by rationality, he tries to be a democratic leader, watching out for the good of all, (building and mai ...

t deeds "must be acted ere they be scann'd,"(III.IV.140). Lady Macbeth in particular loses sight of rationality from the play's beginning to end. She feigns an image of ruthlessness and believes she c ... securing Macbeth's future as king of Scotland. She looks to the 'quickest way' as one that may lack rationality, but shortens their path to the throne. She receives a letter from Macbeth with the news ...

with language by the state can create the emergence of"double think" as a form of the breakdown of rationality. Inother words, this helps us understand what is actually happeningtoday in our society. ... e choice is minimized. In this way,people think they are making rational choices, when in facttheir rationality has actually been broken down. This is the wayin which capitalist institutions impose a ...

co wrote about part of this statement in his essay, "Voters and Vote Decisions". He wrote about the rationality of voters voting or abstaining. Bianco would say, in response to Johnson's comment, that ...

the reins of power and derail difficult negotiations aimed at solving a debt crisis. In both cases, rationality and practicality prevailed, and both markets soared.In the case of Turkey, the Islamic A ...

have named him one of the most influential sociologists of our era. Weber believed that in the West rationality had come to become the predominant impetus for action. Weber said that Rationality was o ... re in realityWeber believed that the spread of Protestantism in the West had inspired the growth of rationality and consequently the development of Capitalism. In his research, Weber looked at the his ...

of duality is a central point in the novel. The position of the man represents logic, language and rationality, where as the woman's position represents intuition, irrationality and emotions. The jux ...

e pretty scary.Nietzsche treated art as something higher than ordinary, mass-conventional logic and rationality such as that in science, for he admired creativity and beauty in art above all things. H ...

tural beliefs and belief in witchcraft were popular during the early modern period. To consider the rationality of these beliefs necessitates that we consider them in the context of the period. To imp ... iefs necessitates that we consider them in the context of the period. To impose our modern ideas of rationality and reason upon the beliefs of this period takes them totally out of context and renders ...

ational choice model.Rational choice is a psychological model directed at testing and analysing the rationality of individuals decisions. It was introduced to economics by John Mill, who adapted Benth ... buy Y. This example shows that rational choice is about maximising satisfaction from actions taken.Rationality as an attempt to maximise satisfaction has close ties with utility theory.Utility is def ...